586 Tilt vnce°ta.!nty ofoßtaiain Voorld /y iee f . and the world a, c robea cuunted decritfu!1 pairuafiers;fo their wages are iultiy calitd faliè and deceitfull vanities, which makeCome (hewofgood when they areoffered, but are nothing worth when they are receiued. So the Pfalmif} Pfal.3 t.6. faith : /hawhated them nh;chgirethetrfelarestodecetfullva. cities, for f trtrffin the Ls-ed. 4.Set1.3 Andyet thoubh Satan and the world doe commonlÿà_ Tbatrhougb bufe men with thel'e falfe rewards, anddraw them on with wen be ofes deceitfulhopes to doe them feruice; and though theyhaue deteixed,yet often found their fraud by their oneexperience, and haue theymore met Y w Sedan and the euen dailyb°en deluded by their faire promifes, and difap. wortd,then pointed ofcheirexpe6rd rewards; yet are the mare ready to .Godbigsfel/e, bleeue themRill vpon their often falfified word, then the Lordhitnfclfe who neuer failed of his promifes, and is al- mighty to performe, though hee hath committedhis coue- nantand promifes towriting, confirmed themby his leales, and further ratified them by his neuer deceuing oath ; and are more readie to doe feruice to ehefe deceitful! mailers, vponavainhope ofthele vnccrtaine rewards, then unto the king ofheaucnand earth,whooffereth to affure themofthe eternal!ioyes of heaven, thoughhee bee as farte from de- ceiuing, as from being deteiued. Yea intruth fo doe wee Beni fperando, naturally dote vpon thefe earthly vanities, becaufc they arc &malehaben- fubie t to our fences,and putvs in fome hopeof prefnt poi- de,Iraq Vita' feffion, that we need not Satitns forceries, nor the worlds witchcrafts todeceive vs; feeingwe are ready without their helpe to abufeour felueswithvaine hopes, and to beeRill in loue with the world and worldly vanities,not for that wee had, or prefently have, but for that wee expel in time to Haminnpt nta- come. And thusarewe content to fend our lives inhoping d iorparsexpe- wellandfeelinr uill 11111ex eaing better thoughw fin maritnr. it daily worfe, vntill death comming, depriuethvs of our worldly hopes,together with our hues. And that which fee- methvntome (if it werenot fo common) likevow amira- cle, men Bill enrertaine thefe decciuing hopes, not onelya- gainftreafon and fenfe, but euen againfl the common expe- rience which they haue had in others, both which haue gonebefore them,and nowhue withthem; yea which they baue
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